Miller announces bid for senate seat

An Oktibbeha County supervisor has announced she will seek state office after a longtime Golden Triangle policymaker announced his decision to step down due to health reasons.

District 4 Supervisor Bricklee Miller, a Republican, told the Starkville Daily News on Tuesday she would run to fill the District 15 senate seat left vacant by state Sen. Gary Jackson, a French Camp Republican.

Jackson announced on June 1 he would step down, effective June 30.

Gov. Tate Reeves has yet to announce the dates for the qualifying deadline and date of the special election to fill Jackson’s unexpired term.

“I’m running for State Senate

to make a difference for every corner of the district and the state as a whole,” Miller said in a statement. “Our district needs a strong voice with a proven ability to get things done. I’ll fight for the same conservative principles at the capitol as I fought for on the Board of Supervisors, and I’ll work tirelessly to make sure the unique needs of our district get the attention they deserve. I sincerely ask the voters of Senate District 15 for their trust and vote.”

Miller, the first woman elected to the Oktibbeha County Board of Supervisors, is currently in her second term on the board.

Additionally, Miller said October 2020 will mark her 20th year as director of the

MS Horse Park, which was founded through a partnership of Mississippi State University, Oktibbeha County and the city of Starkville.

When discussing her contributions while holding elected office, Miller pointed to “needed infrastructure improvements” that have resulted in new construction of the Partnership School, North Star Industrial Park, Hail State Boulevard, and the Locksley Way multi-use path.

Miller was born in Meridian and moved to Starkville to attend MSU.

While a student at MSU, she met her husband of 22 years, Donnie Miller, who is a self-employed, third-generation cattle farmer and landowner.